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2.
PEOPLE
This section will cover the people and
stories which inspired me in 2012

3.
A Remarkable Person I met in 2012
Nithya Shanti is an
internationally respected
spiritual teacher,
seminar leader, writer
and educator,
committed to sharing
practical wisdom
teachings for happiness
and enlightenment with
people in a joyful and
transformational way.
After six years of living in forest meditation monasteries in
Thailand, Sri Lanka and also various parts of India and the
US, he was guided to live, learn and serve in broader ways
than the traditional role of a monk permitted.
One of the big reasons why I have decided to make this
presentation is him, he has made me focus on “Gratitude” a value
which I would like to learn and spread my entire life

4.
A Moving Story of one man’s determination
Dashrath Manjhi (1934 - August 17, 2007) was
born into a poor labourer family in Gahlour
village near Gaya in Bihar, India.He is also
known as Mountain Man. Dashrath Majhi's
wife, Falguni Devi, died due to lack of medical
treatment because the nearest town with a
doctor was 70 km away from their village in
Bihar, India. Dashrath did not want anyone else
to suffer the same fate as his wife, so he
carved a 360-foot-long (110 m) through-cut,
25-foot-deep (7.6 m) in places and 30-footwide (9.1 m) to form a road through a
mountain in the Gehlour hills, working day and
night for 22 years from 1960 to 1982. His feat
reduced the distance between the Atri and
Wazirganj blocks of the Gaya district from 75
km to 1 km, bringing him national acclaim. He
died on August 17, 2007.
I saw his story on the popular TV Show Satyamev Jayate

5.
Events
This section will cover thought
provoking and inspiring events I was
part of in 2012

6.
Cultural event I enjoyed – Indian Art Summit (A must visit )
Every year I visit the
Indian Art Summit The 5th edition of
India Art Fair is
scheduled from 31st
January 2013 to 3rd
February 2013 and
will bring together
105 galleries from 24
countries showcasing
1000 of the most
exciting artists from
India and across the
globe
Follow TheWallArt Video Series here

7.
A Live
Concert I
attended
Swedish House
Mafia is a Swedish
electronic dance
music trio
consisting of
three house disc
jockeys and produ
cers, Ax
well, Steve
Angello,
and Sebastian
Ingrosso.
This super
group is placed at
# 2 in the world
by the Rolling
Stones Magazine

8.
Curiosity Mars Rover Landing: Yes, I did subscribe to the NASA’s
News letter and kept getting the updates of the trajectory

9.
Interviews
This section will cover inspiring
interviews and discussions I saw or
read in 2012

10.
Some inspiring Interviews worth reading
The last page of every
issue of Harvard
Business Review is an
interview with one
incredibly successful
person: an athlete, an
astronaut, an admiral.
But, after three years
of doing these, we've
started to discover that
even the most
successful careers are
still careers in
transition: the athlete
is becoming an author;
the astronaut, an
activist; the admiral, a
diplomat.
Below, key lessons
from this year's batch
of interviewees. You
can also see excerpts
from 2010 and2011.

11.
A panel discussion with a question: Why give at all?
June 26, 161 billionaires and near-billionaires gathered at the New York Public Library
for The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy- The highlight of the day was a roundtable
featuring six all-time great philanthropists — Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates,
Steve Case, David Rubenstein and Leon Black — who have collectively pledged or given
over $100 billion to charity. Click here to watch this Video

12.
TV Shows and Movies
They inspired me , made me value my
relationships much more

14.
HISTORY's hit series, PAWN STARS, brings viewers inside the doors
of a family-run pawnshop in Las Vegas, where three generations
of men from the Harrison family lives and breathes the pawning
business, using their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value
of items their colorful customers bring in, objects ranging from
the obscure to the truly historic.

15.
Movie: Money Ball
Based on a true story, Brad Pitt stars as
Billy Beane, the general manager of the
Oakland A's – An American Baseball
team. He was forced to reinvent his
team on a tight budget, Beane’s task
was to outsmart the richer clubs and
prove baseball's conventional wisdom
wrong.
Watch Trailer Here
Watch the Money Ball Essay here

23.
A habit I had picked up in 2010 Continued
through 2012 - FT Asia Edition
The Indian express news paper delights with two
pages of International affairs covered by
Economist, Beautiful writing, Highly
recommended

24.
A Blog: Worth Reading
Swiss miss is a design blog and studio run by Ms.Tina Roth Eisenberg, a Swiss designer based in NYC

27.
Image of the year 2012
This image captured around the 9th September shows a Solopreneur making a living in New Delhi. It caught my
imagination and made me to think, no matter how tough it may get, one should keep pushing for their dreams

28.
My Favourite – Personal Moment
Mr. Rattan Keswani’s
Farewell Party. The
Legend who inspired
us all so much

29.
A Quote
worth much
more…
About Isaac Newton:
“When asked about which scientist he’d like to meet, Neil
deGrasse Tyson said, “Isaac Newton. No question about it. The
smartest person ever to walk the face of this earth. The man was
connected to the universe in spooky ways. He discovered the
laws of motion, the laws of gravity, the laws of optics. Then he
turned 26.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson
Read more about Mr. Tyson